Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS Access Team Support Worker
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 201-24-554
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Penwith
- Town
- Various - Cornwall
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Support Worker - Mental Health Support Team
Band 3
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
The Mental Health Support Team is an early intervention service designed to support Cornwall's primary schools in their efforts to support Children's Mental Health.
The support worker role is an exciting new development to expand our team and increase the number of schools we can reach. The role will cover a designated area of Cornwall (i.e. Caradon / Upper Tamar / Camel Valley / Restormel / Kerrier / Penwith) and the ability to travel to schools in this area is an essential requirement.
Main duties of the job
Support workers will work closely with our qualified staff to deliver specific targeted intervention to schools. A significant amount of group work practice is envisaged and full support and training will be given to enable workers to deliver a selected range of psychoeducational or supportive interventions. Initially this work will be jointly delivered but over time the support worker will feel equipped to deliver these interventions independently.
Regular supervision will be offered as will opportunities for involvement in project work and resource development
A driver with access to a vehicle is required and whilst travel costs from a nominated base will be covered a reasonable amount of travel to access schools across the region is envisaged. Cornwall MHST is offered to Primary Schools and an interest and skills in working with this age group is highly valued.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Experience of forming positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in a range of subjects relevant to the post
Desirable criteria
- A basic understanding of current National Guidelines and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
Essential
Essential criteria
- Working with clients with a range of mental health problems.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the affects of mental health or learning disability issues on children and young people.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Desirable criteria
- Group Facilitation skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Winstanley
- Job title
- Specialist Practitioner / MHST Service Leadd
- Email address
- [email protected]
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